Blood Gang Research Paper
For as long as I can remember, the talk of Gangs has been always around me. Whether it was waiting for the bus with my mother, or the kids talking at school. When I think of the word gang, I think of brotherhood, people who will always be there for you anytime, any place, no matter the situation. However, I wasn’t aware to the full concept of Gangs. For example, what it means to be in a gang, what forms gangs, and their daily activities. As ignorant as it may sound, I just went along with what society made people think was okay. In elementary school, everyone was representing the blood gang. So I represented the blood gang. They showed me how to do the blood sign with my fingers, but they didn’t really inform me on the important concepts of gangs. Therefore, I kept in mind the differentiation of colors between the two gangs, but I created my own rules. For a long time, I thought bloods were never suppose to wear the color blue, or associate with anyone from the crip gang. A friend of mine told me I was ridiculous because my favorite color was blue. I thought she was right. So silently I stopped representing the blood gang, and started representing the crip gang. As the years go by I started listening to the genre, trap music. Trap music is described as two
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I understood completely why he decided to go rogue and learn for himself. It’s one thing to learn about a concept by reading, but learning by experience gives you a personal perspective. My only question is what happened to the gangs? Where are the Black Knights? Are they in Jail? Did J.T. ever found out Venkatesh’s real intentions? In William Grimes review, I learned that Hyperghettoization plays a role in why gangs engage in the activities that they do, and why they form initially. Many neighborhoods are disadvantaged, where they are no access to good paying jobs, and poor living
I understood completely why he decided to go rogue and learn for himself. It’s one thing to learn about a concept by reading, but learning by experience gives you a personal perspective. My only question is what happened to the gangs? Where are the Black Knights? Are they in Jail? Did J.T. ever found out Venkatesh’s real intentions? In William Grimes review, I learned that Hyperghettoization plays a role in why gangs engage in the activities that they do, and why they form initially. Many neighborhoods are disadvantaged, where they are no access to good paying jobs, and poor living